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Melden macht frei

“Melden macht frei” is a German word. Its meaning in English:

phrase

  1. by promptly reporting a problem to one’s superior, one becomes liberated of the responsibility for any potential consequences of that problem

Etymology

Literally, “Reporting makes [you] free”.

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